On November 21, 2019, almost a year after he launched to space, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be back in Ottawa, at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.
On November 14, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons will give a virtual presentation to almost 500 students and their teachers, during which she will encourage them to participate in the Junior Astronauts campaign. She will also talk about her experience during the CSA's astronaut recruitment campaign and about the training she received afterwards.
The Canadian Space Agency's Junior Astronauts campaign is in full swing! Introduced for the 2019–2020 school year, the campaign allows young Canadians in grades 6 to 9 to put their knowledge and skills to the test – and to discover what it takes to become an astronaut.
On November 6, Miriam Micael, Project Management Engineer at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), will invite nearly 190 students and their teachers to participate in the Junior Astronauts campaign, during a virtual conference.
On November 1, 2019, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons will be in Alberta to invite youth and educators to participate in the CSA's Junior Astronauts campaign.
The Canadian Space Agency and the University of Calgary, along with other partners, announced that they will develop Canada's contribution to the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission. The mission is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to study space weather, the phenomenon that causes the northern lights but can also cause disruptions and damage to technology.
On July 20, 2019, 50 years after the first historic steps on the Moon, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronauts David Saint-Jacques (at the Montreal Science Centre) and Robert Thirsk (at the Ontario Science Centre) will connect by video link to discuss the proud history and unfolding future of human space exploration. The discussion between David Saint-Jacques and Robert Thirsk will be broadcast at four other events in Canada, each hosted by a CSA astronaut.
Today the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, was at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters to welcome Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques during his first visit since returning to Earth.
On July 10, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will welcome Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques back to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
On June 28, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques will answer questions from the media during a virtual conference, from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. He will be accompanied by Dr. Raffi Kuyumjian, CSA flight surgeon and Natalie Hirsch, CSA exercise and nutrition specialist.